Wheat Thins

When I was a child I loved crackers. Still do. I especially loved Wheat Thins. Can’t have those anymore. Solution? I’ve made my own. These tasty Wheat Thins remind me of the yummy little crackers in the yellow package of my childhood. The ones my mother bought for parties. The ones that weren’t gluten free.

That was back in the days before we knew about celiac disease and gluten free living. Before my mother was diagnosed with celiac. Before I was diagnosed, and my son, and my sister. Before this auto-immune disorder wreaked havoc on my family.

The good news? Treating celiac is as easy as going on a gluten free diet, and now we all are. Even my husband. He’s gone gluten free because he feels better on the gluten free diet. And he wants to be like us.

Now, forget about all of that disease talk, and grab yourself some tasty gluten free wheat thins.

Comments

How did you know I was looking for something to do with almond pulp that didn’t seem totally yucky (I see you: muffins, adding to smoothies, and other hockey puck like solutions)–I’m giving this a whirl pronto!

Hi Elana I have made a similar one to this recipe excluding the agave and baked it in my dehydrator it was yummy! I also am a juicer so I save my pulp of my greens and make crackers that way I won’t waste a single scrap. But now I’m gonna try it this way with agave on the cracker recipe you posted on your site. Thank You, :)

That’s sort of what I was expecting. I do not make my own almond milk, but I’ll figure out how to get these done. They sound delish!!!!! Thanks so much, Elana! I was doomed to a life of sacrifice when I got my “wheat intolerance” diagnosis, but baking and eating are fun again. :)

I love crackers too. This is one department that I haven’t done too much experimenting in. I feel like I have made “alternatives” for just about every other thing. I guess I will have to try these. As always, thanks for inspiring us all to enrich our gluten-free living. Each and every day I learn that we don’t have to feel deprived!

From what I understand whole almonds can be ground in a food processor to make almond meal/pulp. Another option may be to soak almonds overnight then put in a sturdy blender and “chop”. This makes almond milk, then strain milk through cheese cloth and you are left with almond pulp. I’d recommend double checking on-line but its a good place to start.

Your crackers look so perfect. I loved Wheat Thins and Triscuits, preferring them to a serving of veggie’s any day. I feel better grain-free too, and have found that adding some hazelnuts to my almond flour goodies gives a nutty wheat type flavor.

I let my 5 year old son help me roll these out and he rolled them really thin, maybe 1/8 inch. I’d never made crackers before so I decided not to start all over. Big mistake. They were so thin that they fell apart as I tried to take them off the paper. I also used wax paper as I didn’t have parchment. It stuck to the baking pan.

The taste was good, though salty (like a wheat thin, if I recall correctly.)

It took me about 1 1/2 cups of almonds to make almond milk and get 1 cup almond puree.

Thank you for your wonderful recipes! I am thrilled to have found your website. My question is how to bake crackers at 135 degrees as my oven doesn’t heat that low. Should I opt for my dehydrator? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Does anyone have a suggestion for a low carb substitution for the agave? Could I use apple sauce sweetened with stevia, or just use stevia and make up the the difference with water? Are there any low carb syrups that don’t contain fructose?
Thanks,
Steph

Hello Elana,
Instead of the oven would it be possible to use a dehydrator. Mine has a temp of 135. I could use the fruit leather plastic to put them on they have.
And would Almond meal work instead of pulp?

Hi! Being a gluten-free clean-eating gal myself I have been so thankful for your recipes! I’m severely allergic to nuts and can’t go near almond flour either. Is there an alternative GF flour you recommend to substitute in this wheat thin recipe? Would oat or coconut work?
Thanks!

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